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Popularity of the baby name Hunter


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Popular baby names in Northern Ireland (UK), 2018

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According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2018 were Grace and James/Noah (tie).

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Grace, 221 baby girls
  2. Emily, 203
  3. Olivia, 178
  4. Sophie, 155
  5. Ella, 151
  6. Amelia, 140
  7. Isla, 135
  8. Anna, 128
  9. Lily, 125
  10. Lucy, 124

Boy Names

  1. Noah, 217 baby boys (tie)
  2. James, 217 (tie)
  3. Jack, 201
  4. Charlie, 191
  5. Jacob, 154 (tie)
  6. Daniel, 154 (tie)
  7. Oliver, 151
  8. Harry, 150
  9. Thomas, 142
  10. Leo, 137

In the girls’ top ten, Lily and Lucy replaced Charlotte and Sophia.

In the boys’ top ten, Leo replaced Logan.

In the girls’ top 100, the highest climbers were Rosie, Sadie, and Saoirse.

In the boys’ top 100, the highest climbers were Tommy, Theo, and Hunter.

In 2017, the top names were Emily and James.

In the adjacent Republic of Ireland, the top names of 2018 were Emily and Jack.

Sources: Baby Names 2018 – NISRA, Disney, Moana and Storm – NI’s diverse baby names revealed

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Baby names in the news: Gloria, Google, Pink

Some recent and not-as-recent baby names from the news…

Balfour: A baby boy born in Orkney, Scotland, on June 15 was named Balfour because he was the first baby born in the new Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall. (Press and Journal)

Fani: A baby girl born in Bhubaneswar, India, on May 3 — in the midst of Cyclone Fani — was named Fani. (Outlook India)

Gloria: A baby girl born in St. Louis on June 12 — minutes before the start of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, which was won by St. Louis — was named Vivian LeAnne Gloria Moore, second middle name in honor of the Blues’ season anthem, “Gloria.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Google: A baby boy born in Indonesia in November of 2018 was given the single name Google because his father hoped he would be “useful” to people, as Google is. The father chose not to add a surname so that “the essence” of the name would not be diluted. (Mirror)

Hayes and Jersey: Twins born in Winnipeg to NHL player Dale Weise in April of 2019 were named Hayes (boy) and Jersey (girl). Hayes was named for country singer Hunter Hayes and Jersey was named for the state of New Jersey. (NHL.com)

Narendra Modi: A baby boy born in India on May 23 — the day Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was victorious in India’s general election — was named Narendra Modi. (Khaleej Times)

Pink: A baby girl born at a Pink concert in Liverpool on June 25 was named Dolly Pink. (EW)

Popular baby names in Tasmania, 2018

According to the Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Tasmania in 2018 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are Tasmania’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte
  2. Matilda
  3. Ava
  4. Olivia
  5. Grace
  6. Evie
  7. Ruby
  8. Willow
  9. Amelia
  10. Isla

Boy Names

  1. Oliver
  2. Henry
  3. William
  4. Noah
  5. Mason
  6. Jack
  7. Hudson
  8. Hunter
  9. James
  10. Leo

In the girls’ top 10, Grace, Willow, and Amelia replaced Mia, Sophie, and Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason, Hudson, James, and Leo replaced Charlie, Thomas, Oscar, and Max.

In 2017, the top two names were the same.

Source: Tasmanian top baby names – Tasmanian Government

Popular baby names in Queensland (Australia), 2018

According to the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in the Australian state in 2018 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are Queensland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 408 baby girls
2. Ava, 350
3. Isla, 312
4. Olivia, 306
5. Amelia, 283
6. Mia, 261
7. Harper, 259
8. Willow, 253
9. Grace, 229
10. Evelyn, 225

Boy Names
1. Oliver, 510 baby boys
2. William, 417
3. Jack, 387
4. Noah, 373
5. Henry, 301
6. Harrison, 285
7. Thomas, 271
8. Leo, 260
9. Archer, 259
10. Theodore, 254

In the girls’ top 10, Willow replaced Ivy (now ranked 17th).

In the boys’ top 10, Leo, Archer and Theodore replaced Hunter (now 11th), Hudson (12th), and James (17th).

In 2017, the top two names were the same.

Sources: Top 100 Baby Names, Charlotte reigns supreme: Queensland’s top baby names revealed